Lois Pitman

Lois Pitman
Pitman, on her appointment as Flight Officer in 1950
Bornc. 1919
Melbourne, Victoria
Died (aged 95)
Melbourne, Victoria
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branchWomen's Auxiliary Australian Air Force
Women's Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service1942–1946
1960–1972
RankGroup Officer
CommandsWomen's Royal Australian Air Force (1960–72)
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Lois Katrine Pitman, OBE (c. 1919 – 30 October 2014) was an Australian military officer and social worker. She served as director of the Women's Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF) from 1960 to 1972.[1]

Born in Melbourne, Pitman joined the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force in 1942 and later served with the Department of Post-War Reconstruction. She qualified as a social worker and worked with the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and the St Thomas' Hospital. After joining the WRAAF she studied psychology at Australian National University.[1]

Pitman was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1968.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Directors of the WRAAF" (PDF).
Military offices
Preceded by
Wing Officer Doris Carter
 Director of the Women's Royal Australian Air Force
1960–1972 		Succeeded by
Group Officer Dawn Parsloe